Deal or No Deal starts off with Howie descending in a sleigh onto a decked-out set.  The first contestant will be from Santa Claus, Indiana, while the second contestant will be joined by… Big Bird.  X_x  Just what we need… a yellow bird for Christmas.  Also, the vault will reveal plenty of surprises for the audience.

1 vs. 100 will air a special “12 Days of Christmas” episode with probably the easiest Mob yet: Santa and his elves plus 12 University of Southern California marching band members, 11 plumbers, 10 male ballet dancers, nine female exotic dancers, 8 farmers’ wives, 7 swim team members, six pregnant women, five boxers, four men named “Bird” (I hope one of them isn’t Big Bird, or this Christmas may just be ruined for me), three French chefs, two dove hunters, and Danny Bonaduce (the “Partridge in a pear tree”).

Both episodes will air on Monday, December 25th, with a 2-hour Deal at 8 PM EST, and 1 vs. 100 at 10.